to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
just one person; only one
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
forcibly; against one's will
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
one thin flat object; one sheet
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
at that time; in those days
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
about when; about what time; how soon
as a child; when one was a child